The purpose of this article is to update clinicians on the current concepts and versatile uses and clinical applications of skeletal anchorage in orthodontics. Topics discussed include clinical indications, implant types, surgical sites, biomechanics, treatment time, and treatment outcomes. World J Orthod 2008;9:221–232.

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